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Tecumseh Street

Tecumseh Street

A retrospective look at the first mechanically installed municipal interlocking pavement street in the U.S. build in 1985 by the City of Dayton, Ohio.

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Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

The space between Atlanta's massive Georgia World Congress Center and Georgia Dome is transformed by concrete pavers into first downs and touchdowns.

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Strengthening Urban Fabric

Strengthening Urban Fabric

Kington, ON 158 year-old famer's market received a new yet historic looking pavement build with interlocking concrete units.

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Small is Beautiful

Small is Beautiful

No backyard is too small for a makeover, not even the Old Town Alexandria, VA townhouse of Randy Lindner, president of Bostrom Corporation, the company that manages the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute for 10 years.

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A Signature Paving Project

A Signature Paving Project

More than 70,000 square feet of interlocking concrete pavements sets the tone for this luxury residential area of Riss Lake near Kansas City, Missouri.

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Intrawest Design Excellence

Intrawest Design Excellence

One of the top landscape architects speaks about how pavers fit into resort village design.

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Baltimore's Federal Hill

Baltimore's Federal Hill

Pavers help an inner city neighborhood retain its historic character.

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Port of Baltimore

Port of Baltimore

Concrete pavers show they can handle the weight at one of America's busiest ports.

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Chattanooga Park, Tennessee

Chattanooga Park, Tennessee

A city park and war memorial designed with concrete paver supergrahics.

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Port of Oakland

Port of Oakland

The first phases include 1.7 million sf of paver in the largest installation in the western hemisphere.

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Howland Hook Port, NY

Howland Hook Port, NY

One of the first uses of permeable pavers in a container yard help reduce runoff pollution.

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Altoona, PA Streetscape

Altoona, PA Streetscape

Unique graphics in a historic downtown make distinctive Altoona streets.

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Hess Street

Hess Street

A popular entertainment district in Hamilton, Ontario gets paved with a vertically interlocking paver.

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Port of Oakland

Port of Oakland

The final phases of the Port bring the total project to 4.7 million sf.

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Wheelchair Case Study

Wheelchair Case Study

Research shows that paver chamfer size is a key variable in reducing vibration in wheelchairs.

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Skid Resistance of Concrete Pavers

Skid Resistance of Concrete Pavers

Pavers have skid resistance equal to or better than other pavements. Here's the how and why.

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Autumn Trails

Autumn Trails

Autumn Trails in Moline, Illinois demonstrates the cost-savings of permeable interlocking concrete pavement to developers, cities and homeowners.

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Achieving LEED Credits with Segmental Concrete Pavements-Part 2

Achieving LEED Credits with Segmental Concrete Pavements-Part 2

LEED has taken the forefront of the greenbuilding movement. This article continues from part 1 (above) on how segmental concrete pavement can contribute to LEED certification.

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University Master Plan

University Master Plan

University of Victoria uses permeable interlocking concrete pavement to fulfill sustainable objectives in their campus master plan.

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Cascades Park

Cascades Park

A 40,000 sf permeable interlocking pavement project by the City of Bloomington, Indiana solved the problem of no room on the site for conventional impervious paving and a detention pond.

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Quality Doesn't Matter, Does It?

Quality Doesn't Matter, Does It?

Is quality really an issue when you shop for a new laptop computer, select an insurance company, or buy a home? Do you care about quality when choosing an architect, engineer or bank? After bidding a project per plans and specifications, is quality the main selection criteria when hiring a contractor, supplier or subcontractor to do the work?

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Construction of Bases for Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement - Part I

Construction of Bases for Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement - Part I

Unique base materials, estimating and construction techniques demand more from contractors for building runoff and pollutant reducing permeable pavement.

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Construction of Bases for Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement - Part II

Construction of Bases for Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement - Part II

The most challenging part of compaction is measuring density. Part II provides additional insights into density measurements and ICPI research in this area.

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Raised Patio with Flowable Fill Reduces Construction Time

Raised Patio with Flowable Fill Reduces Construction Time

The market for raised patios continues to grow in answer to hardscaping backyards where the ground elevation is well below the rear entrance and when the backyard takes a steep slope away from the house. This article discusses a construction method using flowable fill can shave off days of construction time for raised patios depending on their size and design.

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Compacting Profiled Pavers

Compacting Profiled Pavers

Avoid scratching the surface of pavers with the low-cost, fast protection techniques.

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New Directions in Traffic Calming

New Directions in Traffic Calming

Innovations in traffic calming are made possible with interlocking concrete pavement, not to mention slowing vehicular traffic.